room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
two persons; two people; pair; couple
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
woman; female; feminine gender
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
feeling; sense; impression
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
considerably; fairly; quite
light; right; right field; right fielder
ago; since; before; previous
New Year's Eve; December 31
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)